twig blight

noun Plant Pathology.

blight affecting the twigs of a plant.

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Origin of twig blight

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby twig blight

twicer, twickenham, twiddle, twiddle one's thumbs, twig, twig blight, twig borer, twig girdler, twiggy, twilight, twilight glow
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Example sentences from the Web for twig blight

  • Twig-blight is the most common manifestation of the disease.

    The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick

  • No other disease of the pear brings on such palpable destruction to the tree as twig-blight.

    The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick